Physician

Donald Charles Stephens, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Donald Stephens, M.D. (NPI: 1952304685) practices ophthalmology in the Akron, OH market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Summit, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CEI PHYSICIANS PSC LLC (NPI: 1942296298; TIN: 311473421) and primary practice location at 44278-2117. Stephens is affiliated with the Healthcare Solutions Network (ACO ID: A3283), participating under the MSSP model.

Stephens' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 405 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,797 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $566,261 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 1,345 prescription claims across 279 beneficiaries totaling $44,205 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 13 records totaling $294. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$380K$761K2015 Medicare payment: $760,844 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $627,007 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $579,083 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $495,776 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $546,434 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $570,900 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $714,701 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $510,786 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $483,202 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $566,261 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20155415,086$760,844
20165305,453$627,007
20175255,372$579,083
20184844,907$495,776
20195085,238$546,434
20205045,353$570,900
20214695,460$714,701
20224344,489$510,786
20234094,042$483,202
20244054,797$566,261

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$50K$101K2015 Drug cost: $59,606 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $49,725 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $53,599 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $63,518 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $81,866 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $91,183 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $100,838 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $76,046 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $74,226 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $44,205 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015217768$59,606
2016202788$49,725
2017213867$53,599
2018243943$63,518
20192581,173$81,866
20202951,280$91,183
20213671,552$100,838
20223361,576$76,046
20232871,436$74,226
20242791,345$44,205

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
67028Injection of drug into eye110520$87
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more236564$83
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more151255$56
92134Imaging of retina320811$27
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing205302$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate28111,806$10,298
TyrvayaVarenicline Tartrate13390$8,272
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol12515$3,807
Dorzolamide HclDorzolamide Hcl1569,387$3,072
LatanoprostLatanoprost35414,312$2,443

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.13$294Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Donald Charles Stephens, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Donald Charles Stephens, M.D. (NPI 1952304685), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Donald Charles Stephens, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Donald Charles Stephens, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Healthcare Solutions Network (MSSP, ACO ID A3283).

What billing organization is linked to Donald Charles Stephens, M.D.?

Donald Charles Stephens, M.D. is linked to CEI PHYSICIANS PSC LLC (billing NPI 1942296298) in the available physician profile data.

Does Donald Charles Stephens, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Donald Charles Stephens, M.D. has 13 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.